“Bouquet de Chansons” – Elena Hadjiafxendi concert

Greek-Cypriot actress and soprano Elena Hadjiafxendi with her exceptional voice, will take you on a sensational music journey, inspired by her travels in Europe, her homelands of Cyprus and Greece and the stories that accompany them.

Love tango from Argentina, French songs by Piaf, and Yves Montand, Napolitan songs and Anatolic music that flirts with jazz and swing, together with Greek blues, waltz and bolero will make your evening hard to forget.

Featuring

Elena Hadjiafxendi: Narration & Vocals

Andreas Papapetrou: Accordion & piano

Elena Hadjiafxendi is an internationally known Greek-Cypriot actress and singer who lives and works between Cyprus, Greece and UK. Elena represents a new generation of performers of the music of European composers like Kurt Weill, Felipe Salvador, Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Nino Rota and others. She graduated from the Drama School of the National Theatre of Thessaloniki, and studied classical singing. Also, Elena has an MA in Theatre and Education from the University of Athens and Bachelor of Education from Aristotle University. Elena has performed in many European countries, ranging from Cyprus, Albania and Greece to France, Italy and Britain. Her repertoire varies from classical/musical theatre, film and television, to opera and sound poetry shows.

Andreas Papapetrou is a composer, performer and music teacher. He holds a PhD in Music Composition and is a classically trained pianist and accordionist. His compositional output includes works for various ensembles in different genres, ranging from solo to full symphonic orchestra works, as well as works of electro-acoustic and electronic music, and works for theatre, film and dance.